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Citizen Soldiers; Oklahoma's National Guard
by Kenny Franks
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0806118628
- ISBN 13
- 9780806118628
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1984 University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK. 1984. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; lightly bumped upper tips. DJ: Very Good +; bumping to head and upper tips; small closed tear onto of front panel. Red grained boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 234 pp 4to. The 45th Infantry Division, the Thunderbird Division, was organized in 1920 as a midwest division but after World War II it was an Oklahoma only division. The book is an enlivened account of the division by soldiers and civilians who served in Korea, Vietnam, and all over Europe. The Oklahoma National Guard began in 1890 in the Oklahoma Territory and has been under state control ever since with action in 1916 on the Mexican Border, World War I, and World War II. The Oklahoma Air National Guard is included as is the ONG part in the US Army's Total Force Concept. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket. Due to weight/size, no international shipping.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009474
- Title
- Citizen Soldiers; Oklahoma's National Guard
- Author
- Kenny Franks
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0806118628
- ISBN 13
- 9780806118628
- Publisher
- University of Oklahoma Press
- Place of Publication
- Norman, OK
- Date Published
- 1984
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- Oklahoma National Guard, Citizen Soldiers, Oklahoma Air National Guard, World War II, World War I, Mexican Border Action, 45th Infantry Division, Forty-Fifth Infantry Division, Oklahoma Territorial National Guard, Vietnam, Korea,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Oklahoma Related;
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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